Great, thanks! It's great to know that lrp is simply a tgz. I never knew that! That certainly helps.
Ricardo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Spakman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ricardo Kleemann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Charles Steinkuehler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:13 AM Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Re: Bering uClibc on a serial console > Hello Ricardo, > > You can use the following "trick" if you have a linux PC: > rename etc.lrp to etc.tar.gz > unpack etc.tar.gz to a temp directory > edit etc/inittab > repack by doing "tar -c * | gzip -9 >etc.lrp" from within the temp directory. > > Eric > > > > Thanks Eric, > > > > > > So I guess my next question is... how do I edit inittab, if it is in an > > lrp? I have a chicken-and-egg situation > > > > > > What I mean is, if I can't even login to the box (since the getty is not > > enabled) how do I alter inittab. > > > > Is there an lrp available that already has the ttyS0 getty enabled? Is it > > the etc.lrp that needs to be modified? > > > > Ricardo > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Eric Spakman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Charles Steinkuehler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: "Ricardo Kleemann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 6:41 AM > > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Re: Bering uClibc on a serial console > > > > > > > >> Hello Ricardo, > >> > >> > >> Every Bering-uClibc kernel have serial support compiled in, but you > >> have to make sure you enable a getty on /dev/ttyS0 in /etc/inittab. > >> > >> In other words uncomment: > >> T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 19200 vt100 > >> > >> > >> You can comment the following lines: > >> #1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 > >> #2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > >> > >> > >> Eric > >> > >> > >>> > >>> Ricardo Kleemann wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I'm trying to install Bering uClibc on a net4501. It boots up but > >>>> the problem I'm having is that it is not opening up a serial console > >>>> connection. It attempts to open up /dev/tty1 and /dev/tty2, which > >>>> fail (as expected), > >>>> but it won't open up /dev/ttyS0 > >>>> > >>>> I have another net4501 working with an older version of Bering, but > >>>> this one isn't working for some reason. > >>>> > >>>> I have added this in my syslinux.cfg: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> append console=ttyS0,19200 nodma=hda ide=nodma > >>>> > >>>> (which is what I have in my other net4501 system) > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> But still, it doesn't open up ttyS0. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Do you know what could be wrong, or can you point me to someone > >>>> that might be able to help me out? > >>> > >>> Please direct requests for support to the leaf-user mailing list. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> For the comsole=ttyS0 kernel command line to work properly, you have > >>> to have serial support compiled into the kernel. Make sure the kernel > >>> you > > are > >>> using has serial support compiled in, not compiled as a module. > >>> > >>> I'm not familiar enough with the Bering kernels to know which (if > >>> any) have serial support compiled in. > >>> > >>> - -- > >>> Charles Steinkuehler > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG > >>> v1.4.0 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - > >>> http://enigmail.mozdev.org > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> iD8DBQFEBEQpLywbqEHdNFwRAvF8AJ9Lfatkna2Yw5elinNywui2af71vACgv3xJ > >>> 32xQEHMMfQJVc1yY3o/WOAc= > >>> =hjOC > >>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------- > >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting > >>> language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend > >>> the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this > >>> new coding territory! > >>> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121 > >>> 642 > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> -- > >>> leaf-user mailing list: [email protected] > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > >>> Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/
